King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H223
Transliteration: Uwriyah
Phonetic Spelling: (oo-ree-yaw')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "flame of Yah", the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites
Meaning: Uriah -- "flame of Yah", the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites
Word Summary
Uwriyah: "flame of Yah", the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites
Original Word: איּרִיָּהTransliteration: Uwriyah
Phonetic Spelling: (oo-ree-yaw')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "flame of Yah", the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites
Meaning: Uriah -- "flame of Yah", the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites
Strong's Concordance
Uriah, Urijah Or (prolonged) Uwriyahuw {oo-ree-yaw'-hoo}; from 'uwr and Yahh; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites -- Uriah, Urijah.
see HEBREW 'uwr
see HEBREW Yahh
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H223. Uwriyah
אוּרִיָּה proper name, masculine (flame of Yah or my light is Yah see יָהּ).
1 Hittite husband of Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:3f; 23:39.
2 priest in reign of Ahaz Isaiah 8:2; 2 Kings 16:10f.
3 priest in time of Nehemiah Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4, 21; 8:4.
אוּרִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (flame of Yahweh or my light is Yahweh see יהוה) a prophet slain by Jehoiakim Jeremiah 26:20.